Corset-Seamed Blouse with Flounce Cuffs

Name: Corset-Seamed Blouse with Flounce Cuffs
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5327
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5327

A women's fitted blouse with a corset-style lower part in silk, shaped by princess seams and a centre front seam, joined to a chiffon upper part with a wide square neckline. Long chiffon sleeves end in flounces, the hem comes to a point at centre front and centre back, and a concealed zip closes the back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: chiffon (upper front and back, sleeves, flounces) and silk fabric (lower front and back).

Tech. Description

Corset-Seamed Blouse with Flounce Cuffs

When To Wear

For an evening out or a party, with a straight skirt or narrow trousers.
Worn over the waistband: the pointed hem sits below the waist.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting through the bust, waist and upper hip.

Neckline: Wide square neckline, overlocked and finished with decorative elastic trim topstitched on.

Front: The chiffon upper front is joined to a silk lower part made of two middle front and two side front pieces; princess seams pressed towards the centre, centre front seam pressed towards the left front.

Sleeves: Long set-in chiffon sleeves with a flounce stitched to the lower edge; the sleeve seam runs through the flounce, whose edge is overlocked and covered with decorative trim.

Back: Chiffon upper back and silk lower back with a dart on each side; centre back seam.

Closure: Concealed zip in the centre back seam.

Finishing: Shaped hem, pointed at centre front and centre back, overlocked and covered with decorative trim.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess-seamed lower part, joining chiffon to silk, flounces on the sleeves, a concealed zip, and working with sheer, slippery fabrics.

Fabric Recommendations

Chiffon (upper front and back, sleeves, flounces) and silk fabric (lower front and back).

Additional Supplies

Concealed zip
Decorative trim (flounce edges and hem)
Decorative elastic trim (neckline)

Cutter's Must

Silk fabric:
- Lower Back – 2 pieces
- Side Front – 2 pieces
- Middle Front – 2 pieces
Chiffon:
- Upper Back – 2 pieces
- Upper Front – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Sleeve Flounce – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the dart on each Lower Back and press it towards the center back.
Stitch and serge the princess seams joining the Side Front and Middle Front pieces, and press them towards the center front.
Stitch and serge the center front seam of the Middle Front pieces. Press it towards the left front.
Stitch and serge the side seams of the lower part of the blouse. Press the side seams towards the back.
Stitch and serge the shoulder and side seams of the Upper Front and Upper Back. Press the shoulder and side seams towards the back.
Stitch the Sleeve Flounce to the lower edge of the sleeve. Serge the seam. Serge the lower edge of the flounce and topstitch decorative trim over it.
Stitch and serge the sleeve seam together with the side seam of the flounce. Set the sleeves into the armholes, matching the notches.
Serge the back and front neckline edges.
Stitch the upper part of the blouse to the lower part. Serge the seam and the front neckline edge. Topstitch decorative elastic trim onto the front and back neckline.
Serge the center back edges. Press the center back seam allowances to the wrong side. Place the zipper under the allowances so that the teeth are not visible, and stitch.
Serge the shaped hem of the blouse and topstitch decorative trim over it.